Updating from LINUXCNC - 2.8.4-23, Mint 20.3 - gmoccapy lathe structure

Progress has been made. I opened up the mini ITX PC and examined the 5i25 assembly. This is a Jetway mobo with a single PCI-E slot. I had fitted an adaptor (PCI-E to full size PCI) and a PCI extension ribbon cable to connect the 5i25 which sits parallel to the mobo. This was the root of the problem, as the adaptor board wasn't seated properly. The mechanical assembly isn't ideal, so I will need to address that to avoid a repetition in the future.

gmoccapy now works as it did previously, so I can now move on to installing a new SSD with the current version of Mint and LCNC. I will then tackle the config files etc. Watch this space.....

Yes, I used the official LinuxCNC ISO. I see what you mean about XFCE, in contrast to the previous Mint GUI.....

Had a few problems installing it, which may have been due to using a 256GB UFD. Changed to a 16GB and it went well, whether that was the problem or not.

Now I have a functioning OS, I will have a go at reinstituting gmoccapy.

There's always the possibility of installing MATE, but unfortunately the Debian setup of the Menus and panels isn't as nice as Mint's setup.

On the lower panel one of the icons is search, although it maybe just be an application search, either way it's quite easy to customise, right clicking on a panel allows you to add, delete or modify icons.

Yes, I lost an hour or more of my life today trying to map my network drive. It was quick and easy with Mint but XFCE's Thunar doesn't like to get involved with network drives, so you have to install gigolo it seems but even that has changed since the few how-to guides were created, just to keep you guessing. The user instructions are "commendably sparce". That's working finally.

I'm clearly going to have to run pncconfig again, if only to create some placeholder files that I can edit / replace / merge, since it seems I can't simply copy the original folders over and expect it to work.

Although I previously flashed the 5i25 with the required bitfile (link below), my particular combination of boards (5i25 / 7i76 / 7i85) doesn't appear in the pncconfig screen, so I can't configure my IO. Consequently, the generated HAL file won't be right. Is there a workaround for this?
forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/4254...nnectors-over#208828

My plan seems to be to generate a dummy gmoccapy installation, then copy the contents of my previous INI and HAL files across, then knock over the resulting errors one by one.

The original installation had closed loop axes (X&Y) and an WHB04B-6 WMPG, which took a while to set up and debug.

The issue is that you need gvfs-fuse & gvfs-backends, and to setup samba as well.